Quit playing politics

2:26 PM,
Feb. 28, 2013

Written by

Kathryn Roth-Douquet

Military families are used to their lives being upended by intentional acts of the enemy - but by Congress? The upcoming deadline for automatic spending cuts has already resulted in layoffs, stalled moves, forced moves and other whipsaws in military families driven not by operational needs but by political posturing.

Frankly, after a dozen years of doing our jobs to protect America, it's discouraging to watch members of Congress choose to weaken our country by refusing to find a solution.

Let me be clear: I am not opposed to defense cuts driven by a re-imagining of national security strategy ...